Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-06-09
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
1t is Said He VIII Visit the Principal
Cities of the West in the Autumn.
The Trip Planned Will Extend Over
Sixty Days Reaching as far as the
Pacific Coast.

PHILADELPHIA, June "a special to
Inc Bulletin from Washington says:
Ihere is every reason to believe that the
promise which the president recently
| MADE to the st. Louis delegates, that he
would, if he could, visit their city next
tall, Will be kept, and that the visit to
mat city Will only be comparatively
small feature of great and extensive
trip which he has been planning, the ar
engagements for which will be sonsum-
| mat ed on his return to the white house.
The president has seen little of the Unit
ed States. He has during his lifetime
travelled but little but little outside of
the state of New York. He has never
been in the west at all.
A cabinet officer remarked to him be-
fore his departure to the Adirondacks
that in g year of peace and prosperity
like this he could make such a tour as
Monroe made in 1918, and the remark
had pleasing effect on the presidents
mind. 1t was in the contem plation of
such a trip as this that Mr.. Cleveland
made his promise TO the st. Louis dele
cation. The fact is, he intends to go a
good deal further in the direction
of the setting sun than st. Louis. If the
president can make his arrangements, he
will leave this city in the first week of
August and will probably remain away
until the 1st of October. He will travel in
a special car containing the members of
his immediate household and two or three
cabinet officers. The intention is to 60
clear.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
TO the Pacific coast. The principal cities
on the line OF the route will be visited In
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and
Minnesota.
The president is curious to explore the
territories along the line of the Northern
Pacific railroad, and it is nov on his plan
to go as far as Portland Oregon. Indeed
it is said that he would very much like to
steam up the Pacific ocean as far as AL
aska, although lie has been told that this
would be construed as violation of the
precedent which permits no president to
go outside of the country during his term
of Office. Whether trip on the ocean
from one part of the country to another
would really be such violation is point
which the president has not yet made up
his mind to concede. If he does concede
this, however, it is probable that Mrs.
Cleveland will make the trip while the
the president with Dan Lamont spends
ten days camping out
IN THE YELLOWSTONE REGION.
1t is probable that in going and COM
ing on this long two months journey the
president and his party will visit Phildel-
phia, Pitsburg, Chicago, st. Paul,-po
sibly Portland and San Francisco
Omaha, st. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati,
and other important cities, in order that
ne may come in contact with the people.
The president is determined that this
journey shall be made entirely
Al HIS PERSONAL EXPENSE.
He does not intend to accept any favors,
but will pay for everything he gets in the
way of transportation and personal SER
vice. The trip will cost him notices. than
So, 500 for the sixty days over which it
will extend.
He has also been moved to make the
journey in order to crafty his wife's love
of travel.